Editing Michael Schumacher (section)

===Philanthropy===
Schumacher was a special ambassador to [[UNESCO]] and has donated €1.5 million to the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2002|title=Michael Schumacher, a UNESCO champion|url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6691&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221113842/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D6691%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|archive-date=21 February 2007|access-date=25 October 2006|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref> Additionally, he paid for the construction of a school for poor children and for area improvements in [[Dakar]], Senegal. He supported a hospital for child victims of the [[Siege of Sarajevo|siege in Sarajevo]], which specialises in caring for amputees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 April 2014|title=Michael Schumacher zum Ehrenbürger von Sarajevo ernannt|url=https://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/ticker/Michael-Schumacher-zum-Ehrenbuerger-von-Sarajevo-ernannt;art449,1373494|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Nachrichten.at|language=de|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414203349/https://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/ticker/Michael-Schumacher-zum-Ehrenbuerger-von-Sarajevo-ernannt;art449,1373494}}</ref> In [[Lima]], Peru, he funded the Palace for the Poor, a centre for helping homeless street children obtain an education, clothing, food, medical attention, and shelter. Schumacher told ''F1 Magazine'': "It's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter."<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 December 2013|title=The charitable side of Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.newstalk.com/off-the-ball/the-charitable-side-of-michael-schumacher-712091|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Newstalk|archive-date=18 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918085741/https://www.newstalk.com/off-the-ball/the-charitable-side-of-michael-schumacher-712091}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cheema|first=Saad Bari|date=3 January 2014|title=Keep the prayers coming for Michael Schumacher|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/20410/keep-the-prayers-coming-for-michael-schumacher|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref> For the [[2002 European floods]], Schumacher donated €1 million;<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2002|title=Michael gives $1m to flood victims|url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns06876.html|access-date=4 March 2021|website=GrandPrix.com|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422145711/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns06876.html}}</ref> years later, Schumacher did the same when he donated €500,000 after the [[2013 European floods]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2013|title=Michael Schumacher pledges 500,000 euros to flood fund|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/michael-schumacher-pledges-500000-euros-to-flood-fund-1534902|access-date=4 March 2021|website=NDTV Sports|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420221100/https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/michael-schumacher-pledges-500000-euros-to-flood-fund-1534902}}</ref> He donated $10 million for aid after the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 January 2005|title=Schumacher donates $10m relief aid|publisher=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102045158/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html|archive-date=2 November 2006}}</ref> which surpassed that of any other sports person, most sports leagues, many worldwide corporations and even some countries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McAllister|first=Mike|date=11 November 2005|title=My Sportsman: Michael Schumacher|website=Sports Illustrated<!--2005 Sportsman of the Year-->|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/11/michael.schumacher/index.html|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917130243/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/11/michael.schumacher/index.html|archive-date=17 September 2006}}</ref> From 2002 to 2006, he donated at least $50 million to various charities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duff|first=Alex|date=10 September 2006|title=Schumacher, Seven-Time Champion, to Quit Formula One (Update 1)|publisher=Bloomberg News|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=azdH01IQrFLs&refer=germany|access-date=18 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013122/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=azdH01IQrFLs&refer=germany|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> In 2008, he donated between $5 million and $10 million to the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 December 2008|title=Clinton Foundation Donors|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_clintondonor_20081218.html|access-date=18 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219114354/http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_clintondonor_20081218.html|archive-date=19 December 2008}}</ref>

Since his participation in an FIA European road safety campaign, as part of his punishment after the collision at the 1997 European Grand Prix, Schumacher continued to support other campaigns, such as [[Make Roads Safe]], which is led by the FIA Foundation and calls on [[G8]] countries and the [[United Nations]] to recognise global road deaths as a major global health issue. In 2008, Schumacher was the figurehead of an advertising campaign by [[Bacardi]] to raise awareness about responsible drinking. He featured in an advertising campaign for television, cinema and online media, supported by consumer engagements, public relations and digital media across the world.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=4 July 2008|title=Schumacher puts the brakes on drink-driving|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/04/advertising.formulaone|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215082857/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/04/advertising.formulaone|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>